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Umberto Lenzi

Director

Umberto Lenzi

Born August 6, 1931 in Massa Marittima, Grosseto, ItalyDied October 19, 201766 films

Umberto Lenzi (August 6, 1931—October 19, 2017) was an Italian film director who was very active in low budget crime films, peplums, Eurospy films, spaghetti westerns, Macaroni Combat movies, cannibal films and giallo murder mysteries (in addition to writing many of the screenplays himself).

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Almost Human posterFirst watchAlmost Human19747.0A psychotic small-time criminal realizes that the everyday robberies, rapes and murders he commits aren't profitable enough, so he figures to hit the big time by kidnapping the daughter of…View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Cannibal Ferox poster5.4Cannibal Ferox1981Nightmare City poster5.7Nightmare City1980Rome, Armed to the Teeth poster6.6Rome, Armed to the Teeth1976The Cynic, the Rat & the Fist poster6.6The Cynic, the Rat & the Fist1977Seven Blood-Stained Orchids poster6.2Seven Blood-Stained Orchids1972A Quiet Place to Kill poster6.6A Quiet Place to Kill1970Man from Deep River poster5.6Man from Deep River1972Nightmare Beach poster5.5Nightmare Beach1989

Filmography

66 films as director
  1. 1992Mean TricksDirector
  2. 1991Hunt for the Golden ScorpionDirector
  3. 1991Black DemonsDirector
  4. 1991Detective MaloneDirector
  5. 1990Cop TargetDirector
  6. 1989The Hell's GateDirector
  7. 1989Nightmare BeachDirector
  8. 1989Hitcher in the DarkDirector
  9. 1989The House of Lost SoulsDirector
  10. 1989The House of WitchcraftDirector
  11. 1988GhosthouseDirector
  12. 1987WartimeDirector
  13. 1986Bridge to HellDirector
  14. 1985Wild TeamDirector
  15. 1983IronmasterDirector
  16. 1982Fatty Girl Goes to New YorkDirector
  17. 1982Daughter of the JungleDirector
  18. 1982Pierino the Pest to the RescueDirector
  19. 1981Cannibal FeroxDirector
  20. 1980Nightmare CityDirector
  21. 1980Eaten Alive!Director
  22. 1979Scusi, lei è normale?Director
  23. 1979From Corleone to BrooklynDirector
  24. 1979From Hell to VictoryDirector
  25. 1978The Biggest BattleDirector
  26. 1977Brothers Till We DieDirector
  27. 1977The Cynic, the Rat & the FistDirector
  28. 1976Rome, Armed to the TeethDirector
  29. 1976Free Hand for a Tough CopDirector
  30. 1976Violent NaplesDirector
  31. 1975Syndicate SadistsDirector
  32. 1975Manhunt in the CityDirector
  33. 1975EyeballDirector
  34. 1974Almost HumanDirector
  35. 1974SpasmoDirector
  36. 1973Gang War in MilanDirector
  37. 1972Knife of IceDirector
  38. 1972Man from Deep RiverDirector
  39. 1972Seven Blood-Stained OrchidsDirector
  40. 1971Oasis of FearDirector
  41. 1970A Quiet Place to KillDirector
  42. 1969So Sweet... So PerverseDirector
  43. 1969Battle of the CommandosDirector
  44. 1969ParanoiaDirector
  45. 1968A Gun for One Hundred GravesDirector
  46. 1968Go For BrokeDirector
  47. 1967Desert CommandosDirector
  48. 1966KriminalDirector
  49. 1966A Million Dollars for 7 MurdersDirector
  50. 1966The Spy Who Loved FlowersDirector
  51. 1965SuperSeven Calling CairoDirector
  52. 1965008: Operation ExterminateDirector
  53. 1965Temple of a Thousand LightsDirector
  54. 1964Three Sergeants of BengalDirector
  55. 1964The Pirates of MalaysiaDirector
  56. 1964Messalina Against the Son of HerculesDirector
  57. 1964Temple of the White ElephantDirector
  58. 1963Sandokan the GreatDirector
  59. 1963Samson and the Slave QueenDirector
  60. 1963The Invincible Masked RiderDirector
  61. 1963Catherine of RussiaDirector
  62. 1962The Triumph of Robin HoodDirector
  63. 1962Duel of FireDirector
  64. 1961The Adventures of Mary ReadDirector
  65. 1959Ragazzi di TrastevereDirector
  66. 1958An Italian in GreeceDirector